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Have other people noticed the interest level at /r/asoiafreread dropping off significantly? It wasn't that long ago that we would get well over a dozen replies to each chapter, but it seems lately we are struggling to get any.

I personally wanted to join but its too slow for me. Maybe when I am done with my current book I will jump in to give it a try. I understand why the pace can't be faster, just saying that is the reason I haven't joined.

I'm not sure that advertising for a whole new group of readers would help us at this juncture because we're partway into ACOK. The next time we would make a big official announcement as we did when we started ACOK is when we start ASOS.

I think things will pick back up as we move along.

And speaking personally, I've fallen so far behind because real life intervened that catching up seems like a homework assignment to me. :/

My interest level is as high as ever but I do miss how we discussed things a lot more during the reread of the first book. I initially thought the pace too slow but since I've been back in school I have a hard time keeping up some weeks with my workload.

I first saw this thread while browsing r/gameofthrones and immediately loved the idea. You were all already on ACoK and I caught up in a month, reading the discussions along with the book. When I got close enough, I created a reddit account (I'm normally an imgurian) just to upvote and provide my own thoughts. It saddens me to see the discussion dwindle like this so I would love to see more traffic, and I think the adverts would certainly work, regardless of our current point in the book.

I don't have time to do a reread right now but love that this thing exists for when I do reread. Am I correct that threads close after some months? I wish there was no time limit, then the threads could live on forever through countless other rereads for people on their own pace and timing.

I think the discussion has dropped off because there's much less to talk about - the chapters in A Game of Thrones were so dense, and so full of foreshadowing that we could write a book on that book alone. I feel like we're at the part where GRRM a) is setting up the stage for bigger things and b) realized this won't be a trilogy, and he started to stretch things out and include less foreshadowing.

For example, this Tyrion chapter we just read - there's no real questions outstanding, nor much foreshadowing or mention of characters of great interest. He's predicting a lot of things that do come true (Tywin marching to King's Landing, Stannis coming to King's Landing, Wildfire, etc.) but it's nothing "questionable" as we know how that all turns out.

I will continue on with the group and comment on anything interesting, but we should consider solutions. Increasing the pace may help, but it may also do the opposite and cause a lot to fall behind, as I myself tend to do even at this pace. But it would lead to more discussion (maybe two chapters every T/R/S instead of one) and it may lead to more interest in the reread.

I'm temporarily incapacitated because some bastard made off with my copy of ACoK. <LiamNeeson_Taken>I have special skills I learned from Ned Stark. I don't know who you are, but I will find you and I will kill you. </LiamNeeson_Taken>

Just wanted to pipe in here, even though I'm late. I am currently catching up and should be joining discussions within a week! I love reading the discussions, and do wish there was more, but add me to the list that will be popping in soon.